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bought 1 from asda today for £5 unfortunatley it dosent handle electric fire am pretty sure this 1 does as its dry powder

2nd Oct 2008

I highly recommend getting one of these or getting an extinguisher from somewhere. I had a fire in my caravan on Tuesday and was scrambling around trying to find an extinguisher. A lot of smoke damage but the extinguisher saved the caravan (and my parents caravan which was parked next to it). Deffo get one, I thought it could never happen to me .........but it did on Tuesday! :thumbsup:

2nd Oct 2008

Great - well worth a trip to ALDi for just that.

2nd Oct 2008

Would you really try and penny pinch on a safety device?

Crazy people.

2nd Oct 2008

foulone;3102871

Would you really try and penny pinch on a safety device?Crazy people.

At the moment - I don't have one. So .......yes :thumbsup:

deleted96292

2nd Oct 2008

waste of money if you never have a fire tho!

2nd Oct 2008

Fire extinguisher is a very useful thing to have around. One for the car, one for the house methinks!

2nd Oct 2008

Brought one of these last year. It seems to be well made.

Luckily, I have not had chance to test it yet!!

2nd Oct 2008

I work for a Fire Protection Company and we supply extinguishers to firms, this is a very good deal and the extinguisher is made by kidde (used to be thorn) which is the biggest and best manufactuer of fire extinguishers in the UK.

Voted Hot!

2nd Oct 2008

Are these the fine to have in the car? Would be kept in footwell so might get knocked and banged a bit.

I am assuming that there are are set standards for these fo even a cheap one should be fine?

2nd Oct 2008

The 6kg Dry powder from Lidl @ £19.99 they had last week was an absolute bargain! Was an even bigger bargain when they had it @ £12.99 first time round :-D

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2nd Oct 2008

rednax86;3103202

Fire extinguisher is a very useful thing to have around. One for the … Fire extinguisher is a very useful thing to have around. One for the car, one for the house methinks!

Do you have any idea how much dragging that around in your car will cost you? Hundreds!

3rd Oct 2008

dean_brfc;3104270

Do you have any idea how much dragging that around in your car will cost … Do you have any idea how much dragging that around in your car will cost you? Hundreds!

I was possibly exaggerating with 'hundreds' as I couldn't be bothered with the complex (ish) maths, but it would add significantly to petrol costs over time.

3rd Oct 2008

it only weighs 1kg

3rd Oct 2008

It does. I've just realised now.

Of course...I meant hundreds of pence...just to clear up any confusion. Honest.

3rd Oct 2008

LOL hundreds of pence...quick thinking:-D

3rd Oct 2008

da_murphster;3103943

Are these the fine to have in the car? Would be kept in footwell so … Are these the fine to have in the car? Would be kept in footwell so might get knocked and banged a bit.

Please don't keep it in the footwell unless it is properly fixed to the panel somehow. Although it only weighs 1kg you don't really want a 1kg missle flying around the car in the event of an accident do you? Preferably fix it somewhere in the boot where it will be easily accessible.:thumbsup:

3rd Oct 2008

alecb;3104614

Please don't keep it in the footwell unless it is properly fixed to the … Please don't keep it in the footwell unless it is properly fixed to the panel somehow. Although it only weighs 1kg you don't really want a 1kg missle flying around the car in the event of an accident do you? Preferably fix it somewhere in the boot where it will be easily accessible.:thumbsup:

Good advice :thumbsup: a fire extinguisher wouldn't be much use if your car caught fire after a crash and you were unconscious because it had been catapulted onto your head! :roll:

3rd Oct 2008

Sent the missus there today to get this and offer isn't on till Sunday . DOH!!

deleted96292

3rd Oct 2008

doubles up as an excellent road rage weapon to!

Never thought but fat people have to pay more in petrol. No more lifts to fatties from me - "you're walking tubby, you could do with the exercise"